Iris Get v1

Iris v1

A free local-first Windows AI assistant for typed chat, natural voice, camera and screen vision, private memory, web research, and approval-gated Hermes agent tasks. Iris is tuned for Surface-class Windows devices without sending normal assistant work to the cloud.

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Install the single Iris v1 release

The beginner bundle is the recommended Windows download. It includes the installer script and packaged application. Use the checksums below to verify the downloaded files before installation.

Beginner Windows bundle

Recommended for first-time installation on Windows.

Download installer zip iris-windows-installer.zip

Portable package

Use this when you want the packaged app archive directly.

Download app zip iris-windows.zip

Release checksums

iris-windows-installer.zip
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iris-windows.zip
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install-iris-windows.ps1
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Verify in PowerShell with Get-FileHash .\iris-windows-installer.zip -Algorithm SHA256.

WinGet package ID AlejandroPinto.Iris is prepared but not yet public. Install and upgrade commands will work only after a signed semantic release passes Microsoft catalog review.

What Iris does

One assistant surface for local work

Voice and conversation

Wake/listen, push-to-talk, typed chat, local speech recognition, and Kokoro voice output.

Vision and attachments

Camera, screen capture, image files, and text attachments feed into Iris as user-approved evidence.

Memory with review

Iris can stage memory proposals, show what changed, and keep accept/reject control in the UI.

Hermes in the background

Web research, files, browser work, and agentic tasks route through Hermes while Iris remains the user interface.

Setup

Install, launch, verify

Designed for a single-user Windows v1 release with local runtime dependencies.

  1. 1

    Download v1

    Download iris-windows-installer.zip from the GitHub release.

  2. 2

    Verify the hash

    Compare the SHA-256 value against the checksum shown on this page or in the release asset.

  3. 3

    Run the installer script

    Use the included PowerShell installer. It checks prerequisites and installs Iris for the current user.

  4. 4

    Open Iris

    Launch from the Desktop or Start Menu shortcut and run the manual voice, vision, memory, and Hermes checks.

Architecture

Local-first core with controlled tool access

Iris UI

The desktop app is the only user-facing control surface for chat, voice, attachments, preview, and approvals.

Local runtime

Ollama, ASR, Kokoro TTS, diagnostics, and Iris-owned memory run locally on the Windows machine.

Hermes tools

Hermes handles approved research and agentic work through explicit sessions, audit events, and process cleanup.

Safety gates

Panic Stop, mode transitions, high-risk confirmations, and staged memory keep user control visible.

Safety

Practical boundaries, not fake capability

Iris should say what it can do, ask when a risky action needs approval, and route tool work through the approved Hermes path instead of pretending work happened.

Safe default

Startup begins in Safe mode. Agentic work requires a session and expires automatically.

Memory authority

Iris owns durable memory locally. Hermes can propose and query, but accepted memory remains user-controlled.

Visible approvals

High-risk work requires explicit confirmation with command, path, browser, or file context surfaced in Iris.

Docs

Read before installing or testing

README Download and run Manual test guide Runtime orchestration Privacy policy Security policy GitHub v1 release